The Imagined World Made Real

Henry Plotkin

300 pages, parution le 04/03/2002

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Résumé

Can the insights of science provide a proper understanding of human culture, or must we leave the analysis of culture to the so-called human sciences?

Culture, which is our ability to share knowledge and beliefs, is the pre-eminent characteristic of our species. Science itself is a product of culture and the natural sciences are the most powerful forms of knowledge we have. Yet science has largely failed to provide understanding of human culture.

The Imagined World Made Real changes this by showing how a grasp of human evolution extends the reach of science. Plotkin describes the beginnings of a comprehensive natural science of culture, and hence the beginnings of a truly general understanding of why people believe the things they believe and do what they do.

Contents

Preface

Marrying the Biological and Social Sciences
The Evolution of Intelligence
The Emergence of Culture
Naturalizing Culture the Process Way
Causal Mechanisms
Individuals, Groups and Culture
The Strangeness of Culture

Index

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Penguin
Auteur(s)	Henry Plotkin
Parution	04/03/2002
Nb. de pages	300
Format	15,7 x 24
Couverture	Broché
Poids	624g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780713994087